I’ve talked about The Austen Project before when I reviewed Joanna Trollope’s version of Sense and Sensibility. While the original is certainly one of my favourite Austen books, the new version was mostly unbelievable and barely made sense in today’s world. I was hoping ALexander McCall Smith would do better on Emma, but I’m afraid … Continue reading
A while back, I saw the trailer for Brooklyn at the cinema. Immediately, I thought “Yes! I’ll go see that”, and wrote it on my extensive list of films to watch. Then one day as I was looking into Waterstone’s, I saw the book lying on a table, and bought it. I read it in … Continue reading
Nancy Meyers does amazing movies. Many of the movies I own and love have been written and/or directed and/or produced by her: It’s Complicated, Something’s Gotta Give, Baby Boom, Jumping Jack Flash, The Holiday, The Parent Trap, What Women Want. She’s very good at showing love stories and friendships between people who are older than … Continue reading
I kinda like Ridley Scott. I prefer the stuff his brother Tony did, but they’ve also worked together so much (see The Good Wife), that you sometimes have to stop and think “which one was that?” I’m a big fan of Kingdom of Heaven, G.I. Jane, 1492: Conquest Of Paradise, Thelma & Louise. Later movies, … Continue reading
Movies about cancer aren’t rare. Good movies about cancer are. Think about it. Either, one of the characters is ill, but it’s left a bit by the wayside, mentioned here and there; or the whole movie is centred around the disease, but it’s more often than not romanticised. Even the hospitals. To be fair, I … Continue reading
Back in 2002, a movie inconspicuously rolled into cinemas worldwide, no one prepared for the phenomenon it was about to create. I’m talking of course of Gurinder Chadha’s amazing Bend It Like Beckham. The premise, Indian football-loving girl breaks all the rules in order to follow her dreams, seemed a bit far-fetched, yet oddly well-timed … Continue reading
I’ll admit it freely: I didn’t like Bridesmaids. I thought it was OK, but all the poop and whatnot jokes were all lost on me. So when I kept seeing posters for Trainwreck, with “From the guy who brought your Bridesmaids” plastered at the top, I immediately thought “no way”. But then I caught a … Continue reading
After a “cool” mum in It’s Complicated, and a “stuffy” housewife in Hope Springs, Meryl Streep is back as an ageing rocker mum in Ricki And The Flash. Playing opposite her real daughter Mamie Gummer, Streep shows us not only that she can still sing as well as she could in Mamma Mia, but also, … Continue reading
Based on a successful TV show dating back to the 60s, this new Guy Ritchie movie managed to surprise everyone. Part James Bond (think Sean Connery, NOT Daniel Craig), part Mission Impossible (the old TV show, not the movies), it’s a great film with a lot of potential for sequels. 1963, East Berlin. Meet Agent … Continue reading
Whenever there’s a new Disney/Pixar movie, I’m on tenterhooks until it’s out, feeding myself with trailers until it hits the big screen. Inside Out was the same, especially as there was no actual inkling on the plot for ages. Away on holiday for a long time, I had to wait until last week to finally … Continue reading
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